Although allopathic doctors generally advocate pills to treat anxiety, there is mounting evidence showing that these medications can have many negative side effects, including addiction, depression, suicide, seizures, sexual dysfunction, and headaches.[iii]
Practitioners of natural health generally believe that lifestyle—particularly the food we eat—is the best medicine and that some foods are better than others when it comes to soothing body and mind. Here are five of the top foods to eat to stimulate feelings of calm and well-being from the inside out.




